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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Washington, D.C.
In the Matter of
CERTAIN ELECTRONIC DEVICES, INCLUDING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES, PORTABLE MUSIC AND DATA PROCESSING DEVICES, AND TABLET COMPUTERS
Inv. No. 337-TA-794
CEASE AND DESIST ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Apple Inc., 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014,
cease and desist from conducting any of the following activities in the United States: importing,
selling, marketing, advertising, distributing, transferring (except for exportation), and soliciting
U.S. agents or distributors for, electronic devices, including wireless communication devices,
portable music and data processing devices, and tablet computers, covered by one or more of
claims 75-76 and 83-84 ofUnited States Patent No. 7,706,348 ("the ' 348 patent") in violation of
Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. § 1337).
I. Definitions
As used in this order:
(A) "Commission" shall mean the United States International Trade Commission.
(B) "Complainants" shall mean Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. ("SEC"), of Seoul,
South Korea; and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC ("ST A"), of
Richardson, Texas.
(C) "Respondent" shall mean Apple Inc., 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014.
(D) "Person" shall mean an individual, or any non-governmental partnership, firm,
association, corporation, or other legal or business entity other than Respondent or
its majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries, successors, or assigns.
(E) "United States" shall mean the fifty States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto
Rico.
(F) The terms "import" and "importation" refer to importation for entry for
consumption under the Customs laws of the United States.
(G) The term "covered products" shall mean electronic devices, including wireless
communication devices, portable music and data processing devices, and tablet
computers, covered by one or more of claims 75-76 and 82-84 of the ' 348 patent.
Covered products shall not include articles for which a provision of law or license
avoids liability for infringement of claims 75-76 and 82-84 of the ' 348 patent.
II. Applicability
The provisions of this Cease and Desist Order shall apply to Respondent and to any of its
principals, stockholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensees, distributors, controlled
(whether by stock ownership or otherwise) and majority-owned business entities, successors, and
assigns, and to each of them, insofar as they are engaging in conduct prohibited by section III,
infra, for, with, or otherwise on behalf of, Respondent.
III. Conduct Prohibited
The following conduct of Respondent in the United States is prohibited by this Order.
For the remaining term of the ' 348 patent, Respondent shall not:
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(A) import or sell for importation into the United States covered products;
(B) market, distribute, sell, or otherwise transfer (except for exportation), in the
United States imported covered products;
(C) advertise imported covered products;
(D) solicit U.S. agents or distributors for imported covered products; or
(E) aid or abet other entities in the importation, sale for importation, sale after
importation, transfer, or distribution of covered products.
IV. Conduct Permitted
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Order, Respondent shall be permitted:
(A) on or before June 3, 2015, to distribute refurbished covered articles for use as a
replacement for an identical covered article that was imported prior to the date of
this order;
(B) to engage in specific conduct otherwise prohibited by the terms of this Order if, in
a written instrument, the owner ofthe '348 patent licenses or authorizes such
specific conduct; or
(C) to engage in specific conduct otherwise prohibited by the terms ofthis Order if
such specific conduct is related to the importation or sale of covered products by
or for the United States.
v. Reporting
For purposes of this requirement, the reporting periods shall commence on February 1 of
each year and shall end on the subsequent January 31. The first report required under this
section shall cover the period from the date of issuance of this order through January 31, 2014.
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This reporting requirement shall continue in force until such time as Respondent has
truthfully reported, in two consecutive timely filed reports, that it has no inventory of covered
products in the United States.
Within thirty (30) days of the last day of the reporting period, Respondent shall report to
the Commission: (a) the quantity in units and the value in dollars of covered products that it has
(i) imported and/or (ii) sold in the United States after importation during the reporting period,
and (b) the quantity in units and value in dollars of reported covered products that remain in
inventory in the United States at the end of the reporting period. When filing written
submissions, Respondent must file the original document electronically on or before the
deadlines stated above and submit eight (8) true paper copies to the Office of the Secretary by
noon the next day pursuant to section 210.4(f) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 C.F.R. § 210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to the investigation number
("Inv. No. 337-TA-794") in a prominent place on the cover pages and/or the first page. (See
Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, http:/ /www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed _reg_ notices/
rules/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf). Persons with questions regarding filing should
contact the Secretary (202-205-2000). If Respondent desires to submit a document to the
Commission in confidence, it must file the original and a public version of the original with the
Office of the Secretary and must serve a copy ofthe confidential version on Complainants'
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1 Complainants must file a letter with the Secretary identifying the attorney to receive reports and bond information associated with this order. The designated attorney must be on the protective order entered in the investigation.
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Any failure to make the required report or the filing of any false or inaccurate report shall
constitute a violation of this Order, and the submission of a false or inaccurate report may be
referred to the U.S. Department of Justice as a possible criminal violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001.
VI. Record-Keeping and Inspection
(A) For the purpose of securing compliance with this Order, Respondent shall retain
any and all records relating to the sale, offer for sale, marketing, or distribution in
the United States of covered products, made and received in the usual and
ordinary course of business, whether in detail or in summary form, for a period of
three (3) years from the close of the fiscal year to which they pertain.
(B) For the purposes of determining or securing compliance with this Order and for
no other purpose, subject to any privilege recognized by the federal courts of the
United States, and upon reasonable written notice by the Commission or its staff,
duly authorized representatives of the Commission shall be permitted access and
the right to inspect and copy, in Respondent' s principal offices during office
hours, and in the presence of counsel or other representatives if Respondent so
chooses, all books, ledgers, accounts, correspondence, memoranda, and other
records and documents, in detail and in summary form, that must be retained
under subparagraph VI(A) ofthis Order.
VII. Service of Cease and Desist Order
Respondent is ordered and directed to:
(A) Serve, within fifteen days after the effective date of this order, a copy of this
Order upon each of its respective officers, directors, managing agents, agents, and
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employees who have any responsibility for the importation, marketing,
distribution, or sale of imported covered products in the United States;
(B) Serve, within fifteen days after the succession of any persons referred to in
subparagraph VII(A) of this order, a copy of the order upon each successor; and
(C) Maintain such records as will show the name, title, and address of each person
upon whom the order has been served, as described in subparagraphs VII( A) and
VII(B) of this order, together with the date on which service was made.
The obligations set forth in subparagraphs VII(B) and VII( C) shall remain in effect until
the' 348 patent expires.
VIII. Confidentiality
Any request for confidential treatment of information obtained by the Commission
pursuant to section VI of this order should be made in accordance with section 201.6 of the
Commission' s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 C.P.R.§ 201.6). For all reports for which
confidential treatment is sought, Respondent must provide a public version of such report with
confidential information redacted.
IX. Enforcement
Violation of this order may result in any of the actions specified in section 210.75 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 C.P.R. § 210.75), including an action for
civil penalties under section 337(f) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1337(f)), as well as
any other action that the Commission deems appropriate. In determining whether Respondent is
in violation of this order, the Commission may infer facts adverse to Respondent if it fails to
provide adequate or timely information.
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X. Modification
The Commission may amend this order on its own motion or in accordance with the
procedure described in section 210.76 ofthe Commission' s Rules ofPractice and Procedure
(19 C.P.R. § 210.76).
XI. Bonding
• The conduct prohibited by section III of this order may be continued during the sixty-day
period in which this order is under review by the United States Trade Representative, as
delegated by the President (70 Fed. Reg. 43 ,251 (Jul. 21 , 2005)), without Respondent posting a
bond.
By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton Acting Secretary to the Commission
Issued: June 4, 2013
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